The first customer of Airbus A220 orders 60 aircraft valued at $5.4 billion.

JetBlue orders 60 Airbus A220 aircraft to become the first customer for the newly-rebranded Airbus A220 aircraft valued at $5.4 billion based on list prices before the customer discounts.

American low-cost Airline, JetBlue Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 60 firm orders for the larger A220-300 model. The JetBlue will replace its current 60 E190s with A220s and will phase out them gradually through 2025.

In addition, the airline converted 25 of its current orders for Airbus A320neo aircraft into orders for the larger A321neo. JetBlue’s A321neos and A220s will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF High By-pass engines.